Part 3 of the Internet of Things series. “Following on from his first and second articles Steve Brady is continuing his topic of the internet of things. In this third part he explains how the data can be shared and...
I am starting a series over at Eye For Transport, talking about the ‘Internet of Things.” I am taking a different tack in approaching this topic. I see the internet of things as not just connecting, but Please, take a minute,...
I am pleased to share my first article posted on my new column with Eye For Transport. I will be writing regularly on innovations and technology in the supply chain. I decided to lead off with an article about Google...
Thanks to a program sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial called Mission: Small Business℠, your support could translate into a $250,000 grant. But we need at least 250 votes at missionsmallbusiness.com to qualify. To vote for our business: 1. Go to...
I have many thoughts on digital textbooks, and you have all had an opportunity to read them here. Apple has made their “big move” and I am both pleased to see digital moving forward, and also a bit concerned...
Like so many this holiday season I have been doing most of my gift shopping online. I have had a few interesting experiences, mostly dealing with the shipping aspect of the order. I will be writing about mine soon, but...
My brother shared with me a very humorous story, about UPS apparently confabulating a story about his son (5 y.o. at the time) apparently calling UPS to tell them to return a shipment to sender. My brother writes: A birthday...
My friends Joe Tillman and Kate Vitasek have written a <A HREF=”http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20091201order_fulfillment_perfection/”> very timely article</A> discussing the “perfect order.” What they point out is that, while service providers may have “perfect order fulfillment” as their goal, you won’t get there...
I gave a presentation last month to the Advisory Board here on campus for our Business School. I thought I would share the presentation and also the talk as recorded that morning. I welcome any thoughts you might have on...
For those not practicing the fine art of Ostrich-ing (hiding your head in the sand), you will note that the dollar is performing poorly against most (all?) international currencies at this time. Of course, the media is reporting this as...
